Couch 248: Curiouser and Curiouser

LonesomeTonight · May 22, 2024 at 12:44 PM

I feel weird sharing multiple pics, but here's one with the fish (whose fate is to be determined in the new office, but I feel more OK about that now).

unaluna · May 22, 2024 at 12:46 PM

I am just sitting here and sweating like a pig. I am not going to enjoy this summer.

I was reading about the making of Deliverance last night. It came out the same year as Cabaret and The Godfather, so lots of nominations but no wins. What a year for film!

The most interesting thing to me is that Ronny Cox had hypermobility, so when he gets his arm dislocated up around his head, that was NOT done with smoke and mirrors, that was actually him. I remember almost losing my lunch at that scene, also how sad the picture with him and Jon Voigt.

unaluna · May 22, 2024 at 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

I feel weird sharing multiple pics, but here's one with the fish (whose fate is to be determined in the new office, but I feel more OK about that now).

Oh i can see why a change. I mean, im messy and a hoarder, but that looks cluttered and unbalanced to me, and just not the correct container for a bunch of rocks and then miscellaneous little animal statuettes scattered all over the place? I wanna put it all into a terrarium!

And all those tiny leaves are making me nervous! This is NOT what i expected a sports guy's office to look like. Do you think his wife brings the plants in? I find them annoying and intrusive. I hope his new office doesnt include her.

Sorry for the rant! Im kinda laughing at myself for having such a visceral response to the photo. Esp the plants. Its very feminine. Like she wants you to remember he is married. Maybe he has the green thumb, not her, but still!

LonesomeTonight · May 22, 2024 at 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Oh i can see why a change. I mean, im messy and a hoarder, but that looks cluttered and unbalanced to me, and just not the correct container for a bunch of rocks and then miscellaneous little animal statuettes scattered all over the place? I wanna put it all into a terrarium!

And all those tiny leaves are making me nervous! This is NOT what i expected a sports guy's office to look like. Do you think his wife brings the plants in? I find them annoying and intrusive. I hope his new office doesnt include her.

Sorry for the rant! Im kinda laughing at myself for having such a visceral response to the photo. Esp the plants. Its very feminine. Like she wants you to remember he is married. Maybe he has the green thumb, not her, but still!

That is but one small portion of all the stuff in his office! And the plants are his doing, from my understanding. One is ivy (with quite long tendrils) that's from a cutting of his late grandmother's plant. He said he'd have to get rid of a few of the plants because they're too big or dying (including a palm that's like 7 feet tall) and was talking like they were his and was sad about it.

ArtieTheSequal · May 22, 2024 at 01:05 PM

I'm glad you were able to get pics of the office, LT. These T's and not wanting to be in a picture... sigh. A couple of times I took pictures of a sand tray I'd just done, and L would always practically leap backwards to not be in the pics. I had zoomed in on the sand tray so she would not have been anyway but whatev... T's are weird

LonesomeTonight · May 22, 2024 at 01:09 PM

And it really doesn't look like a sports psychologist's office. The only nod to that he has, besides some sports psychology books on a shelf behind him, are some bobbleheads from our local baseball team on the verrrry top of a very tall cabinet, just shy of the ceiling, that you wouldn't notice unless you happened to look up there. He has some Japanese (I think?) art hanging around, too, very calming, but probably jarring to an athlete coming in.

It's quite eclectic. I hope he doesn't completely get rid of that vibe in the new office. Like I don't want to suddenly feel like I'm in a sports bar, say. Or for it to be very minimalist, as it won't feel like him.

ArtieTheSequal · May 22, 2024 at 01:10 PM

the training was not bad. one of those where, questions will come up after the change is implemented, supposedly by June 1.

Lemoncake · May 22, 2024 at 01:54 PM

If I’m being honest that’s not what I expected the office to look like either. What is that brown hugging statue, animals and all of the rocks ?

I thought the fish would be bigger.

unaluna · May 22, 2024 at 02:10 PM

Thaat table looks like my wobbly carp. How many times has it been knocked over??? Makes me nervous!!!

Im sure stopdog will have a field day analysing my analysis of this room!

Lemoncake · May 22, 2024 at 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

I am just sitting here and sweating like a pig. I am not going to enjoy this summer.

I was reading about the making of Deliverance last night. It came out the same year as Cabaret and The Godfather, so lots of nominations but no wins. What a year for film!

The most interesting thing to me is that Ronny Cox had hypermobility, so when he gets his arm dislocated up around his head, that was NOT done with smoke and mirrors, that was actually him. I remember almost losing my lunch at that scene, also how sad the picture with him and Jon Voigt.

I’m not made for the sun either. I like the rain and clouds. Nothing over 20 degrees C.

My accordion next door neighbour has been playing all afternoon with his friends since 5pm.
He’s still playing away at 8.15pm. I don’t have have double glazed windows and no other rooms to vanish to. The perks of summer.

unaluna · May 22, 2024 at 02:22 PM

Hes playing accordion??? What sort of music? I love that!

LonesomeTonight · May 22, 2024 at 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

I'm glad you were able to get pics of the office, LT. These T's and not wanting to be in a picture... sigh. A couple of times I took pictures of a sand tray I'd just done, and L would always practically leap backwards to not be in the pics. I had zoomed in on the sand tray so she would not have been anyway but whatev... T's are weird

Yeah, he said something about fears of what AI could do with it? I said, if he didn't want his picture taken, "Well, maybe update the photo on your website then, assuming you haven't already." He said it's like 15 years old. I said he looked a lot like a former coworker in it, and it gave me pause initially for seeing him, like, "Do I want to get therapy from Jake?" (former coworker's name). He doesn't really look like him now, except very occasionally in the eyes when he gives a certain look. Plus, I said he was wearing a suit jacket in that pic, which he never wears in session (maybe once in 6+ years).

LonesomeTonight · May 22, 2024 at 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemoncake

If I’m being honest that’s not what I expected the office to look like either. What is that brown hugging statue, animals and all of the rocks ?

I thought the fish would be bigger.

Yeah, he has lots of stones (in other spots in the office, too), which is why I asked for one ages ago. The brown hugging statue doesn't seem to fit with him at all, as he's said he doesn't like to hug in outside life either. ( probably shared this at the time, but he told a story once where his sister-in-law asked his wife after they'd been married for like 5 years if it was OK to hug him, as he seemed so closed off. She said it was.

He has a lot of animals (hence my thinking the fish was OK!) Many African animals and a big turtle. He's never mentioned being to Africa, though maybe he has?

The fish is about 2.5 inches long per Amazon, so not too big (not sure what that is in cm--or do you use inches in the UK? I can never keep that straight).

LostOnTheTrail · May 22, 2024 at 03:21 PM

For some odd reason we use both, LT.

2.5in would be just over 6cm.

I can imagine trying to hug Dr. T would be akin to hugging a cactus, based on his people skills as you've portrayed them so far.

Seems as though people might want to spare themselves.

Lemoncake · May 22, 2024 at 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Thaat table looks like my wobbly carp. How many times has it been knocked over??? Makes me nervous!!!

Im sure stopdog will have a field day analysing my analysis of this room!

I also grew up with a hoarder mother. I would be over to clean and organise too.

Lemoncake · May 22, 2024 at 03:45 PM

The kid next door is screaming. Hoping his parents will complain now given that it’s 10.44pm and the music needs to stop.

stopdog · May 22, 2024 at 03:45 PM

I don't see anything all that odd about the office -it is not unlike how I would picture a reasonable office for a therapist to look. Plants die when they come to me so I don't have them, but I am not alarmed by it or anything. With some of the reactions (exhankster comes to mind - how would it get knocked over? do you think clients do ecstatic dance in his office or something?) I would have thought it looked much more chaotic and almost trashy. I don't even think the guy has bad people skills - but if someone wanted someone huggy they could easily hire one of those guys who is. Hugging is not for us all.

Lemoncake · May 22, 2024 at 03:46 PM

I tried acupuncture twice and would go again if I was back in the big smoke. It didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would and I actually enjoyed it. Felt better afterwards so maybe hugging a cactus wouldn’t be so bad. 😂

Lemoncake · May 22, 2024 at 03:58 PM

For me unkempt/ unhealthy plants demonstrate neglect. From the 8 or 9 plants I bought when I first moved into my new place, two are currently still alive. Both are desert plants from Ethiopia (snake plants).

I overwatered and unwatered, you need to the balance to help them grow same like humans. It’s what they symbolise, growth and healing.

Maybe I do just have high expectations.

Lemoncake · May 22, 2024 at 04:05 PM

I’ve been binge watching the remake of interview with a vampire. Such a toxic relationship Louis and Les had.

His French accent was cute.

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ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert of my soul Posts: 7,593 (SuperPoster!) 4 6,006 hugs given	May 22, 2024 at 01:05 PM #405 I'm glad you were able to get pics of the office, LT. These T's and not wanting to be in a picture... sigh. A couple of times I took pictures of a sand tray I'd just done, and L would always practically leap backwards to not be in the pics. I had zoomed in on the sand tray so she would not have been anyway but whatev... T's are weird

ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert of my soul Posts: 7,593 (SuperPoster!) 4 6,006 hugs given	May 22, 2024 at 01:10 PM #407 the training was not bad. one of those where, questions will come up after the change is implemented, supposedly by June 1.

Lemoncake Roses are falling. Member Since May 2017 Location: Seattle. Posts: 9,948 (SuperPoster!) 7 10.5k hugs given	May 22, 2024 at 01:54 PM #408 If I’m being honest that’s not what I expected the office to look like either. What is that brown hugging statue, animals and all of the rocks ? I thought the fish would be bigger. __________________

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 40,932 (SuperPoster!) 13 68.8k hugs given	May 22, 2024 at 02:10 PM #409 Thaat table looks like my wobbly carp. How many times has it been knocked over??? Makes me nervous!!! Im sure stopdog will have a field day analysing my analysis of this room!

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 40,932 (SuperPoster!) 13 68.8k hugs given	May 22, 2024 at 02:22 PM #411 Hes playing accordion??? What sort of music? I love that!

Lemoncake Roses are falling. Member Since May 2017 Location: Seattle. Posts: 9,948 (SuperPoster!) 7 10.5k hugs given	May 22, 2024 at 03:45 PM #416 The kid next door is screaming. Hoping his parents will complain now given that it’s 10.44pm and the music needs to stop. __________________

Lemoncake Roses are falling. Member Since May 2017 Location: Seattle. Posts: 9,948 (SuperPoster!) 7 10.5k hugs given	May 22, 2024 at 03:46 PM #418 I tried acupuncture twice and would go again if I was back in the big smoke. It didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would and I actually enjoyed it. Felt better afterwards so maybe hugging a cactus wouldn’t be so bad. 😂 __________________

Lemoncake Roses are falling. Member Since May 2017 Location: Seattle. Posts: 9,948 (SuperPoster!) 7 10.5k hugs given	May 22, 2024 at 04:05 PM #420 I’ve been binge watching the remake of interview with a vampire. Such a toxic relationship Louis and Les had. His French accent was cute. __________________